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CMS releases Medicare Shared Savings application

by Fred Pennic 11/14/2011 Leave a Comment

CMS releases Medicare Shared Savings application

After the anncounement of the final rule on 10/20, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has released the 2012 application for their Medicare Shared Savings program. Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) that are interested have the option of two start dates of April 1, 2012 and July 1, 2012. The following is the outline steps to the Medicare Shared Savings Program Application Process Step 1: Submitting the NOI is the first step in our application process. If you are interested in
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Video: The Biggest Challenges HIM Depts Are Facing

by Fred Pennic 11/07/2011 Leave a Comment

HBMA, AHIMA Establish Partnership To Share Educational Benefits

  While at AHIMA 2011, Connie Tohara, Director of HIM at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, sat down with Nuance Healthcare to discuss some of the biggest challenges the HIM departments are facing today.  
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Siemens to Buy MobileMD Inc.

by Fred Pennic 11/06/2011 Leave a Comment

Siemens to Buy MobileMD

Siemens Healthcare is buying US based Mobile MD Inc, a healthcare technology company that helps connect healthcare providers and physicians through cloud computing. Siemens Healthcare did not disclose the terms of the transaction. The Yardley, PA based tech company utilized a "cloud" based health information exchange software allowing physicians to share patient data in real time regardless of their location or hospital affiliation. Mobile MD currently has about 110 hospitals and more than
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Will State Health Information Exchanges Cross State Lines?

by Fred Pennic 11/04/2011 Leave a Comment

Healthcare Interoperability

This is a great article written by Josh Israel and Kimberly Leonard from iWatchNews that addresses the interoperability of state health information exchanges ability to communicate with other states and regions of the country. As 56 U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia inch toward a 2015 deadline for creating “exchanges” allowing health providers to share electronic medical records, those on the front lines of the effort are expressing concern about whether these systems will
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Video:ACO: Summary and Final Analysis of Final Rule

by Fred Pennic 11/01/2011 Leave a Comment

Accountable Care Organization

The Dept. of Health and Human Services recently issued its final rule on Medicare accountable care organizations. So what does this all mean? MedeAnalytics recently released this short video providing a short and concise summary and analysis of the ACO final rule. Click HERE to download the ACO Final Rule
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ICD-10 National Provider Call Video

by Fred Pennic 10/24/2011 Leave a Comment

In this ICD-10 National Provider Call on ICD-10 Implementation Strategies for Physicians, CMS subject matter experts discuss ways that physician offices can prepare for the change to ICD-10 for medical diagnosis and inpatient procedure coding. A question and answer session follows the presentations. - ICD-10 requirements and resources overview - Mady Hue - Implementation strategies for physician offices - Dr. Daniel Duvall - Update on coverage conversion activities - Lisa Eggleston -
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CMS Posts Timeline Widgets for HIPAA ICD-10/5010

by Fred Pennic 09/14/2011 Leave a Comment

In an effort to help healthcare providers, payers, and vendors meet HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10, CMS has released detailed timeline widgets that are available for download for large providers, small providers, payers, and vendors. The widgets cover some of the essential activities that is needed to successfully make the transition to Version 5010 and ICD-10, as well as the estimated total duration needed. It is important to note that every organization is unique, so these specific action items
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Video: The Impact of Accountable Care Organizations on Healthcare Delivery Pt 2

by Fred Pennic 08/15/2011 Leave a Comment

accountable care organizations

The second part interview where Host, Gina Clark, Chief Marketing Officer for AmerisourceBergen interviews Loreen Brown, VP of Access and Reimbursement for Xcenda to share her insights on the impact of Accountable Care Organizations on healthcare delivery. AmerisourceBergen delivers pharmaceuticals on a just-in-time basis to tens of thousands of healthcare providers each day. Healthcare organizations and pharmaceutical manufacturers turn to us for the strategic business resources and
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Video: The Impact of Accountable Care Organizations on Healthcare Delivery Pt 1

by Fred Pennic 08/11/2011 Leave a Comment

Accountable care organizations might create a paradigm shift for healthcare--but questions remain over implementation costs, provider enthusiasm, and performance measurement. Loreen Brown, Vice President of Access and Reimbursement for Xcenda, joins "In The Know" to discuss how providers are responding to the cost and practicality of ACO participation, as well as how ACOs might change the way manufacturers interact with prescribers.
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Case Study: Ahead of the Game with Computer-Assisted Coding

by Fred Pennic 07/20/2011

In this video, John Kemper, RHIA from St. Elizabeth Healthcare discusses their partnership with 3M for computer assisted coding tools and the numerous benefits including: Decreased discharge not final billed30% coding productivity increaseRevenue cycle and cash flow improvementICD-10 preparation
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